ObjectDefinition¶
- class tracdap.metadata.ObjectDefinition¶
Object definitions are the core structural element of TRAC’s metadata model
Definitions describe every object that is stored in the TRAC platform and there is a one-to-one relation between definitions and objects. I.e. every dataset has its own data definition, every model has its own model definition and so on. Definitions also describe actions that take place on the platform by way of job definitions, so a “job” is just another type of object. Each type of object has its own definition and definitions can be added or extended as the platform evolves.
The object definition container class allows different types of objects to be stored, indexed and accessed in the same way. Every object has a standard object header which contains enough information to identify the object.
TRAC object definitions can be versioned. In order to use versioning the semantics of versioning must be defined and those vary depending on the object type. Currently these semantics are defined for DATA objects, see DataDefinition for details. Versioning is also allowed for CUSTOM objects, in this case it is the responsibility of the application to define versioning semantics. Versioning is not currently permitted for other object types.
Object definitions are intended for storing structural data necessary to access data and run jobs on the TRAC platform. Informational data to catalogue and describe objects is stored in tags. Tags are a lot more flexible than object definitions, so applications built on the TRAC platform may choose to store structural information in tags where their required structure is not supported by TRAC’s core object definitions.
See also
- custom: CustomDefinition | None¶
custom
- data: DataDefinition | None¶
data
- file: FileDefinition | None¶
file
- flow: FlowDefinition | None¶
flow
- job: JobDefinition | None¶
job
- model: ModelDefinition | None¶
model
- objectType: ObjectType¶
objectType
- schema: SchemaDefinition | None¶
schema
- storage: StorageDefinition | None¶
storage